Writing Desk

Anne Briggs

Join new guest instructor Anne Brigss (from Anne of all Trades) on the journey of building a beautiful writing desk. This project will be filmed on location in her shop in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!

Here's what you'll learn how to build:

What You’ll Receive:

Detailed cut list and plans including a PDF and a SketchUp file (Metric and Imperial).

Hours of detailed video instruction (11 videos in total) showing every step of the build.

All videos and plans are digital and will be available for download upon purchase.

What You’ll Learn

Build strategy

Lumber Selection

Material layout

Bridle Joints

Drawbore Joinery

Mortise and Tenon Joinery

Cutting and refining curves

Table top preparation

Creating your own buttons for Top assembly

Allowing for wood movement in a table top

Through dovetails

Box/ Case construction

Shelf Installation

Hinge installation

Breadboard Panels

Danish Oil Finishing

What You’ll Need:

Note: This is not a required list of tools. This is simply what I used during the build. Remember, there are always multiple ways to accomplish a task so if you don’t have one or more of these tools, you can very likely still make this project.

Reviews:

Marc might have written the book on hybrid woodworking but Anne shows a perfect execution of the hybrid style of woodworking. This is really two projects in one. You will learn how to build a table and a nice box. The nice thing is the box isn’t attached to the table so if you need the extra room on the table, you can just take the box off. With a little modification, the box would make a great charging station.

About Your Instructor:

Anne Briggs learned to love woodworking at her grandfather’s workbench as a child. Six years ago, upon moving to Seattle, Anne decided to begin pursuing woodworking seriously as a hobby, and her obsession grew quickly. Anne writes for Furniture and Cabinet Making Magazine and travels with Lie-Nielsen Toolworks’ Hand Tool Event staff to offer guidance for hand tool woodworkers interested in the craft. In 2015 she was hired as the Wood Studio Manager at Pratt Fine Arts Center to develop their woodworking education and artist access program. She has had features published about her in Wood Magazine, Modern Farmer, Flavorwire, Lee Valley and more. In January 2018 she resigned her position at Pratt so she could finish writing her book on preserving traditional craft and life rhythms, do more teaching, and to pursue her furniture building and educational content creation business full-time.